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"Wagram" redirects here. For other uses, see Wagram (disambiguation).
Deutsch-Wagram 
Deutsch-WagramCountry Austria State Lower Austria District Gänserndorf Mayor Friedrich Quirgst Area 30.61 km2 (12 sq mi) Elevation 159 m (522 ft) Population 7,829 (1 January 2011)[1] - Density 256 /km² (662 /sq mi) Time zone CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2) Postal code 2232 Area code 02247 Website www.deutsch-wagram.gv.at Deutsch-Wagram is a city in Austria in the federal state of Lower Austria. It lies 15 km northeast of Vienna and has a population of 6,808 as of the 2001 census.
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History
Deutsch-Wagram was the location of the Battle of Wagram fought during the Napoleonic Wars from July 5-6 1809.
The firearm company Glock was founded here in 1963.
People
- Thomas Forstner
- Alexandre Louis Philippe Marie Berthier, 4th Prince de Wagram
- Johann Sahulka, born here
Other residents
- Jürgen Melzer, a Vienna-born tennis player
References
Municipalities in the district of Gänserndorf Aderklaa · Andlersdorf · Angern an der March · Auersthal · Bad Pirawarth · Deutsch-Wagram · Drösing · Dürnkrut · Ebenthal · Eckartsau · Engelhartstetten · Gänserndorf · Glinzendorf · Groß-Enzersdorf · Groß-Schweinbarth · Großhofen · Haringsee · Hauskirchen · Hohenau an der March · Hohenruppersdorf · Jedenspeigen · Lassee · Leopoldsdorf im Marchfelde · Mannsdorf an der Donau · Marchegg · Markgrafneusiedl · Matzen-Raggendorf · Neusiedl an der Zaya · Obersiebenbrunn · Orth an der Donau · Palterndorf-Dobermannsdorf · Parbasdorf · Prottes · Raasdorf · Ringelsdorf-Niederabsdorf · Schönkirchen-Reyersdorf · Spannberg · Strasshof an der Nordbahn · Sulz im Weinviertel · Untersiebenbrunn · Velm-Götzendorf · Weiden an der March · Weikendorf · Zistersdorf
Categories:- Cities and towns in Lower Austria
- Cities and towns in Gänserndorf District
- Lower Austria geography stubs
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